What was the biggest surprise you’ve ever had?
For me, it was expecting to welcome my son, Luke Zachary at Homestead Hospital only to see in the delivery room we were not having a boy…this was a girl!
I wanted a son badly. But, as soon as this cute little girl made her entrance onto the [...]
Every now and then, when I catch an interesting article about Miami, I’ll post it up for a chat about how it intersects with our mission at Life Pointe.
In this AP article, we’ll look at Spanish as the primary language of the city. Here are some other interesting statistics from the article:
In the 1950’s 80% [...]
Message series info here.
I just got back in from Tampa and the first meeting of my coaching network with Nelson Searcy. It’s my second go around in the network. I grew a ton during the last session. I expect the same again. I grabbed lunch with Mario Moxey from the Bahamas (he graciously treated) and met a ton [...]
This is the super spiritual stuff that goes on at my house. Cast: Kourtney, McKenna, Blake, Kelly, and Dad.
I struggled to locate Time Power by Brian Tracy at Barnes and Noble and actually gave up. I went home and purchased it online and read the PDF. This is the second book this year I’ve read on my computer. The first was Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll and Gary Breshears. [...]
This Memorial Day morning when I got up, I thought about my grandpa, Pop Roberts. He died last year. He was my last grand parent alive. He was extraordinary. He was humble beyond words. Quiet confidence. He read the Bible daily to my grand mother who lost her sight. He was a long time pastor [...]
Thank you. You’ve given so much.
Holy Mother of Memorial Days, batman. Attendance usually plummets on Memorial Day weekend. Not today. We had 300% more people than the same day last year…one of our largest regular days to date.
It goes without saying, that we need more of you guys to make the jump to the 9 am. So many people have [...]
I’d love to enlist your prayers for our baptism on Sunday at Bayfront Park @ 1:30 PM. Last time we had our baptism, we got the boot. I met with Frank Farragali, the Assistant Director for Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation who was unable to cite any specific code which would prohibit a baptism.
The Alliance Defense [...]
I’m watching the Whiteboard Sessions right now on the Conference Channel for free. That’s cool and cheaper than a plane ticket for sure!
Organization is a trait I admire. All organization that exists in my life exists out of sheer force on my part. It doesn’t come naturally to me. Other things do. Keeping things in neat bins is not one of those things. Still I love organization. I desire this gift. But, I’ll settle for the learned [...]
Thanks to Jeremy for the link.
I’ve been threatening to reveal our new website for sometime. Its taken longer than planned. But, it is now live at the moviechurch.info address! You can compare it with our old site (at least for a few hours) and see how much more interactive and comprehensive this site is. Later this evening we’ll be switching [...]
Chris gives the Independence wrap-up. Phil has his scoop here.
It was a good day overall.
The coolest thing was seeing the husband of one of our long timers write on his guest card that he wanted to follow Christ. This guy is straight up honest - no bull. Big day!
The Cure (youth) looked [...]
Thanks for a great community you guys have created. As of this entry, there have been 4,012 comments chalked full of insight, foolishness, and friendship…with the occasional barb/buffoonery! ;) Thanks mucho!
I’m 80 comments away from my 4,000th comment. Care to take me over the edge by writing an interactive story? It’ll help your creative juices flow. I’ll start it out with a Twitter/text message length sentence or partial sentence (no more than 140 characters). Then, the next commenter picks up where I left off.
Ready?! Here [...]
There is only one way to God the Father (1 John 2:1) and that is through Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5). There is only one way to Jesus and that is through the power of the Holy Spirit (John 16:5-11). I would offer a practical and Scriptural suggestion (John 4:28-29) that I’ve noticed over and [...]
I was on crutches, a freshman in college, going home through the Chattanooga airport. Standing in the front of the line atop two flights of stairs, I took my first step. My no slip crutch pad and the no slip step locked in battle. It was like falling over with your hands in your pocket. [...]
Todd shares a great post quoting General Patton saying, “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”
I love it. Understand when you need to apply situational leadership and help people along on a more basic level. But, a lot of time, people don’t [...]
Again, Chris, Ritz, and PJ beat me to their version of Sunday Wrap-up. Check ‘em out.
I got up at 4:30 and hit the office…love that space. It’s totally stripped down and clean. It was the perfect place to re-write my notes and have some quiet time.
At 8:15, I hit the theater.
When I [...]
My mom used to sing “I’d Rather Have Jesus” at bedtime. That song remains the most soothing song in the world to me. And, she imparted a value in me for the things of God through her voice. My mom works hard, lives grace, and loves me, my wife, and kids beyond belief.
Kelly was my [...]
This is a leadership lesson Sun Tsu’s Art of War style:
Sometimes you just have to break things and burn things down to get people where they need to go.
Have you ever had someone tell you that you shouldn’t burn bridges? Me too. It is good advice…sometimes. In the case of mission, sometimes you just have [...]
Pray.
While we’ve made the move from our old offices to our new offices successfully, there are still a ton of things to do to bring order to our world. I’ve also got a few leadership lessons learned in my back pocket. They are:
Throw stuff out. Quit hauling non-essential things. If you don’t use it, lose [...]
This week, we’ve been renovating new space and moving our offices. Pulling off projects requires effective marshaling of people and resources. If you are out ahead of the project, you’ll encounter bottlenecks which eat up time, resources, and frustrate people, who are ultimately your greatest resource.
When we first began doing setup in the theater, we would have [...]
This weekend was crazy busy, crazy fun. Kelly and Luci tell a bit about it. Summed up? Chili’s with our life group (last gig of the Spring Semester), Guitar Hero with James and Mark, paint the offices, locked out of car, 2 services, IKEA, a little bit of sleep.
Chris, Phil, and Ritz have the scoop on Sunday.
Ritz also has the scoop on his first real life girlfriend!
Sunday was one of the most enjoyable days at Life Pointe for me.
We receive communion weekly towards the end of our song set using a common cup.
During the first song, we open the table for prayer. [...]
Yesterday, Hillary Clinton was sporting Kentucky Derby hats. A journalist asked, “Which horse of going to win the derby?” She said, put your money on the only filly in the race, Eight Belles. Bad news. The only female horse in the race came in second but also broke both her ankles and [...]
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